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Janet said, " I don't think chicory grows wild, does it?{/quote]
It at least grows wild in Louisiana.
The root is what is a coffee substitute.
There are two kinds of chicory.
Chicory is grown as a forage crop for livestock. It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and is now common in North America, China, and Australia, where it has become widely naturalized.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory
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Description - Endive (Cichorium endiva) and chicory Cichorium intybus) are members of the Composite family. Endive has two forms, narrow-leaved endive called curly endive and the broad-leaved endive which is often called escarole. ... Chicory for greens is grown much the same way.
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
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Anne Miller wrote:
Trace have you tried Chicory?
When I grew it we ground up the roots and just mixed it with coffee to extend the coffee. No one said the coffee tasted different.
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greg mosser wrote:a couple more non-caffeine options include chaga mushroom and crushed, dark-roasted black walnuts (including shell) aren’t bad. i know ellendra doesn’t like the seemingly random ‘just roast it dark’ options, but if what you’re after is slightly bitter roastiness, it’s not a bad option.
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Mike Barkley wrote:I like chickory coffee. Going to try growing some this year for that purpose. There is a commercial brand of coffee around here that contains some chickory. https://www.totallynawlins.com/Luzianne-Premium-Blend-Coffee-Chicory-16-oz_p_30.html
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Thomas Black wrote:Have you considered yaupon holly? It is native to the southeastern US and is cold hardy to zone 7. You can make a tea of the green leaves leaves just like it’s cousin,Yerba mate (Ilex Paraguariensis), and is very tasty. However, the Native Americans of the southeast would slow roast the leaves to make a more savory beverage called the “Black Drink” or Asi Yola. If fact, the Seminole warrior Osceola’s name meant “ Black drink singer”. As an added benefit, yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) does contain caffeine. It grows quickly, is evergreen, and thrives in poor soils with little care. I’ll be taking cuttings from some wild Yaupons and ornamental weeping Yaupons tomorrow that I hope will be rooted and ready in late spring or early summer. Get up with me later this year if the plant sound like a good fit for you. Either way, good luck.
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Eino Kenttä wrote:One up for cleavers (Galium aparine) seeds! I tried once, just roasting the seeds, crushing and steeping. It tasted like coffee, plus... something. My ex thought it tasted like "coffee, with a slight addition of brown beans." I'm going to experiment further, got some seeds last autumn. Maybe soaking/fermenting prior to roasting might improve things, coffee beans are fermented I believe? Cleaver seeds, as mentioned, are also supposed to contain some caffeine, though way less than coffee.
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:
Chicory root is a rich source of inulin (I think ).
Inulin is supposed to be a favorite food for desirable gut micro biome.
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Janet Wolff wrote:I looked up the Gallium. I believe we have that growing here in the PNW. I'm currently studying to tell the difference between the healthy and more toxic varieties. The easy way, so far, seems to be the size of the flower and the leaves. The good Gallium seems to have leaves that are a little more varied in size all over the plant. I'm excited to learn more about this!
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